Honeybadger Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I recently found this on a beach in Washington state. I think I may have found a tooth, but I am very unsure what kind it is. It looks most similar to pictures of horse teeth, but it’s my first tooth fossil. I could be totally off and it’s not even a tooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I think this is a senile, fragmentary horse tooth -- from an equid, I think. Here is an M3 that is not as worn; the appearance of the enamel columns in the tooth change considerably with wear. 5 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybadger Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 4:30 PM, Harry Pristis said: I think this is a senile, fragmentary horse tooth -- from an equid, I think. Here is an M3 that is not as worn; the appearance of the enamel columns in the tooth change considerably with wear. Thank you, it looked like that to me as well, it was the overall shape and height that had me questioning. Some of the horse teeth look very long in comparison to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Looks like a horse tooth, P2, the first functional maxillary premolar. P2 is usually short in comparison to the other molars and premolars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Ledger Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I believe this to be a deciduous premolar of Equus. The animal loses them in the first 1-4 years of life and the permanent molar emerges from below. Here are some example of unworn permanent premolars of Equus found on the Brazos river, TX. The deciduous molars wear out and can end up being just thin caps by the end before falling out entirely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) It’s a senile P2. The first functional premolar from the upper right side of the horse’s mouth. Not sure if it's senile, or a very worn deciduous tooth. Edited December 6, 2021 by darrow 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I agree with darrow . . . it is likely a P2, rather than an M3. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybadger Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Thank you all so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to help! It’s my first bone fossil, everything I have found to date has been plants or shells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Just to play devil´s advocate: 33 minutes ago, Honeybadger said: bone fossil Sure this is a fossil tooth? Couldn´t it be recent or sub-recent? Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybadger Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 23 hours ago, FranzBernhard said: Just to play devil´s advocate: Sure this is a fossil tooth? Couldn´t it be recent or sub-recent? Franz Bernhard To be honest I’m not 100% sure (fossil newbie here) however, it has agatized. Which why I assumed it was a fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, Honeybadger said: it has agatized. Nice! Clearly a fossil then! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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